“Small Ironies” by J. Peter Bergman was nominated for the 2023 Eric Hoffer Book Award
Every year, everyone has been waiting for the great news. And now, the results for the Eric Hoffer Book Award have been released.
J. Peter Bergman’s “Small Ironies,” published by Author Reputation Press, participated in the 2023 Eric Hoffer Book Award. This masterpiece is a book that depicts circumstances in which people are compelled to hide the truth about reality in order to honor the existence of honesty. This book has its own unique approach to artistically expressing a story.
The Eric Hoffer Book Award commemorates the memory of the famous American philosopher Eric Hoffer by honoring outstanding writing and the independent spirit of small publishers. Since its foundation, Hoffer has grown to become one of the most prestigious worldwide book awards for small, academic, and independent presses.
The Eric Hoffer Book Award committee has completed its judging process for another year. Each person who participated and submitted their entry is appreciated. Thank you for your support. The award is facilitated by The Eric Hoffer Project, dedicated to maintaining Hoffer’s work and legacy.
This heartwarming patronage has helped make the Eric Hoffer Book Award one of the world’s premium independent book awards. Every book was carefully read and evaluated. Being part of this is such an honor and privilege for many.
“Small Ironies” by J. Peter Bergman is highly praised by Kate Robinson of the US Review of Books, who highlights that “authenticity shines through this unusual but memorable tale. Bergman’s leisurely rendered yet precise prose meanders through the detail of this unique coming-of-age story. It rides on the waves of both a practical, biographical bent and the elegance of a deeply examined literary stance. The story is punctuated by a serial first-person viewpoint that is a bit startling, though the voices of each character are distinct, and their chapters are marked with specific epigraphs. In this respect, the storytelling feels most natural whenever the tale returns to Max’s point of view. Bergman digs deep into the psyches of all his characters, revealing both beauty and flaw with the absolute irony that accompanies the spiral of harmony and tragedy surrounding those Max loves most. The interplay of duty and loyalty, libidinal discretion and indiscretion, secrets and betrayal, and pain and loss play out in the familiar and robust environments of New York City and London, giving the brilliant debut novel a classic, cinematic ambiance.”
Author J. Peter Bergman, born in 1946 in New York City, has lived through the events depicted in this work and knows many of the people who inspired the characters. Since 1961, he has been a published author in poetry, journalism, fiction, and theater.
He has had over a dozen plays commissioned and staged as an actor and director. He is a filmmaker who lives in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in the Berkshires. He is a founding member of the Berkshire Stonewall Community Coalition and contributes to a variety of publications, including Edge.com and his own website, BerkshireBrightFocus.com.
The author was also interviewed by CBS Radio’s Benji Cole in the program People of Distinction. The program is one of the most wide-ranging radio shows in the United States, hosted by Benji Cole and Al Cole from CBS Radio. People of Distinction is the right fit for authors and readers to discover newly published books, mostly written by passionate and independent authors. Benji Cole, the host of the program, is a world-class interviewer, video formulator, Los Angeles actor, and filmmaker. He’s shared the acting stage with superstar Tom Hanks.
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